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Revision as of 18:29, 6 November 2004 by 64.180.112.169 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Duncan(pop. 4,812) is a town in southern Vancouver Island, which is about 30 minutes from both Victoria in the south and Nanaimo in the north. It has a population of just 4,812 however; it serves the Cowichan Valley, which has a total population of 77,561. Before the USA soft wood lumber tariffs Duncan and the whole Cowichan Valley was a thriving lumber centre in British Columbia.
Duncan is an interesting place one with a few nicknames locals call it by. One is the city of totems; Duncan has many totem poles around the city, which were erected in the late 80's for tourism. Another is Drunken Duncan, due to the stereotype of Duncan being a heavy consumer of beer, most notably Lucky Beer. Duncan also has the "World's Largest Hockey Stick", which was at Expo 86 in Vancouver.
Duncan is home to a very large First Nations community, and traditional home of the Coast Salish Indians. they are makers of the world famous Cowichan Sweaters, and they are the largest band in the Coast Salish tribe.